Paint-package.



G. J. IRSCH.

PAINT PACKAGE.

APPLmATloN FILED MAR. 21. 1913.

A1,178,725. Patented Apr. 11.1916.

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enormen J. inscri, or CHICAGO, ILLINoisf Parnu-PACKAGE l To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. Insert, a

vcitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paint-Packages, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to produce an improved paint package having the characteristics hereinafter set iorth.v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1` is a top plan view of my improved package. Fig. 2 is an underside view thereof, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section through the package.

The package comprises the usual base 5 of glass or other suitable material upon the upper surface of which a quantity of paint 6 is deposited. A coveringl 7 of celluloid or the like rests on said uppersurface of the base with its edges, in the present instance, substantially coincident with the the celluloid is formed inthe shape of a dome which covers the deposit ofpaint. As will be seen from Fig. 3, the dome of my package is considerably higher than the domes of packages previously produced@ This materially lessens the liability of the dome being pressed into contact with the paint 6 which is, of course, undesirable. yIn producing a cover with a high dome, diihas been experienced in prevent-ing the Hat or. rim portion of thecelluolid from buckling or warping. I have `found that this can be e'ectively prevented by forming a small annular groove 8 in said rim portion. In forming a groove in one face a rib is provided on the opposite face. The celluloid cover and the base are secured together in close contact by means of a sheet metaly plate 9 overlying the flat rim of the celluloid cover 7 and having a central opening 10k through which the dome projects. Annular flanges 11 at the edges oi' the plate extend downwardly along the edges of the base 5.v At suitable points, preferably at the corners, these flanges are provided with lugs 12 which are of the ybase 5, thus securing all of the parts together. The plate 9, flangesV 11 and lugs 12 may be stamped from an integral piece of sheet metal.

When the parts are secured together with the lugs 12 underneath the base, therm of,

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When the user wishes to use the paint, the

lugs 12 are bent away from the base 5 and the plate 9l and the celluloid cover 7 may then be raised from the base, leaving the base with the paint thereon freely accessible to the user. The parts may be quickly and conveniently `disrnembered and assembled, and the same approximately air-tight package is produced each time the parts are assembled together after` the paint has been used. .Packages have heretofore'been produced which were' substantially air-tight, but these packages-were arranged to be opened by cutting the celluloid along the edges of the sheet metal. Obviously, when once the package was opened, it could not be again closed in air-tight condition. This is one of the important improvements which my package embodies.

I claim as'my invention:

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1. A paint package comprising a flat base,

a celluloid or like cover having a domein its central portion and having a iat rim contacting the upper face of said base, a Hat plate overlying said rim and said base and extending ycompletely around the same in close contact therewith and having a central` opening throughA which said dome projects upwardly, said rim being clamped between said plate and said base in air-tight contact therewith, and a plurality of lugs onl the edges of said plate, said lugs vbeing bent to lie kbeneath said base and thereby releasably clamp the base and the plate together, the base and plate being capable of ready separation and re-association `by manipulating said lugs.

2. A pai t package comprising a base,`a celluloid or like cover having a domein its `central portion andjhaving a fiat rim, said rim having a rib formed therein,` a plate overlying said rim and said rib, and having acentral opening through which said dome projects, said plate having integral angular In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my flanges at its edges lying alongsidethe edges signature inthe presencev of tWo Witnesses.

of said base, and lugs integral with said flanges and bent to lie along the'underside v f y' GEORGE J' IRSCH' 5 of said base, said lugs being arranged yto Vitnesses:

be Withdrawn to permit said plate and FRED J. INGRIsH,

cover to be removed from said base. .EMMA INGRISH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eaten'ss, Washington, D. (2. 

